The Cyclones held a big lead in the first half, but the Cowboys rallied back to avoid another upset in Jack Trice Stadium.
All week long, the national media trumpeted the parallels that this matchup held with the two overtime victory Iowa State had over No. 2 Oklahoma State in 2011. On that fateful night in November, the Cyclones rallied from a 17 point deficit to overcome a Cowboys team that just had to beat ISU and Oklahoma to secure their spot in the National Championship.
Unfortunately for Mike Gundy's team, the team they least expected to lose to ended up handing them their only loss of the season.